Classical Archives - WORT 89.9 FM

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Music Director: Sybil Augustine – musicdirector@wortfm.org (for music submissions, charts and tracking, promotional exchanges for music events and following up on volunteer applications or other requests. Please include specifics in your subject line, such as “Hiphop Music Submission” etc, )

Music Assistant: Aaron Scholz – musicass@wortfm.org (for record donations and sales, promos recording volunteers, etc.)

Music Calendars: Submit your events online here or send by email to calendar@wortfm.org

How do I get my music played on WORT?

We accept submissions in most genres and styles of music, focusing on noncommercial, out-of-the-mainstream, independent releases (check out our playlists and music charts for more information.) It may take up to a few weeks for us to review and process your submission so we appreciate your patience, and feel free to contact us to follow up. Please send your music, indicating any tracks with language that needs to be aired after 10 pm and including a one-sheet description and any biographical and tour information, to WORT Music Director, 118 S. Bedford St, Madison, WI 53703 and/or to musicdirector@wortfm.org.

We do accept digital files on .wav or mp3, but currently we still prefer CDs to digital submissions because it’s the quickest way to get it into the hands of our programmers and onto the airwaves, though we have a growing digital library. Digital submissions should be .wav or other lossless files, or high quality mp3s [128-320 kbps.]

You can follow up or “track” your submissions by email, or call 608-256-2001 on Wednesdays between 1-4 pm CST to ask if we received it, has it been reviewed, has it been added to our library, and what kind of airplay it’s getting—e.g. light, medium, heavy or charting. Thanks and we look forward to hearing your music!

WORT Music Playlists

What was that song I heard? Who was the artist, what is the album title, where can I get it? Where can I find the entire playlist for a show?

Click on the Playlists button to bring up a calendar where you can choose any date to find the playlists for that day. If you can’t find the right playlist or the song you’re looking for, your best bet is to call the station the next time that program’s on and ask the host yourself. If that’s not possible we may be able to help you, but please have as much information as possible at hand when you contact us, such as: approximate day and time the music was played, what type or genre of music it was, who hosted the show and any other information you remember about the selection and we’ll do our best to track it down.

Once you figure it out, there’s a “Buy It!” link next to each track in online playlists that leads you to a place where you can buy songs and albums, and by doing it that way a small portion of each purchase goes to support WORT.

Upcoming Classical Music Events

January 18, 2019 by Anything Goes

Saturday January 19 1:30 pm at Mills Hall 455 North Park Street, Madison Double Reed Fest Hosted by UW-Madison faculty, Andreas Oeste, oboe and Marc Vallon, bassoon, the Double Reed Fest brings together oboists and bassoonists all of age and all abilities in a festive celebration of their instruments. The event, in which everyone is […]

‘Tis the Season

December 17, 2018 by Musica Antiqua

Are you already tired of the seasonal muzak you’re hearing in stores and on some radio stations? Cleanse your ears with special programming on WORT! For example, Musica Antiqua (8-11 am Sundays) has several special shows lined up. Check our audio archives from the past two Sundays to hear John W. Barker play a complete […]

Christa Patton on Monteverdi

November 15, 2018 by Musica Antiqua

Is Monteverdi’s L’Incoronazione di Poppea relevant to young performers and a modern audience? On Nov. 16, 18, & 20, UW Opera presents this masterpiece about the woman who schemed to become empress with Nero. Baroque opera specialist Christa Patton talked about the challenges in staging the opera with John W. Barker and Alan Muirhead on the […]

Michael Allsen talks Dufay

October 19, 2018 by Musica Antiqua

Who was the most important important composer in the change from Medieval to Renaissance styles? Guillaume Dufay, the subject of Michael’s research. Michael will be a guest on Musica Antiqua this Sunday, joining us at 9am with lots of music and commentary. Known as the author of numerous program notes for the Madison Symphony Orchestra, […]

Madison Early Music Festival on WORT

July 7, 2018 by Musica Antiqua

Tune into Musica Antiqua on Sunday mornings for previews and interviews about this year’s Madison Early Music Festival. On July 8th, Alan Muirhead will interview performers from Piffaro, Schola Antiqua, and the special Abendmusik concert. On July 1st, John Barker previewed the festival and played musical selections that will be heard during the festival. That program […]

Madison Youth Viol Consort on “Musica Antiqua”

May 24, 2018 by WORT Music Department

Classical music fans got a treat on the Sunday, May 20 edition of Musica Antiqua when the Madison Youth Viol Consort dropped by for a performance. Leader Eric Miller led the group through several pieces and chatted with host Alan Muirhead about the history of the viol de gamba (literally “leg-viol”) as well as talking […]

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